Occasional Lecturer in Moral Theology
Coordinator of the Higher Diploma in Theological Studies
Tel: +353 (0)1 708.6375
E-mail: email to follow
Office Location: Room 17, Dunboyne House
Office Hours: by appointment
Biography:
Graduate of the Pontifical University, Maynooth. Lecturer in Moral Theology at the Milltown Institute (2004–present). Visiting Lecturer in Moral Theology, Maynooth (2010-present). Coordinator of the Higher Diploma in Theological Studies (2011–2012). Finlay Post-Doctorate Fellow in Theology (Milltown Institute; 2006–2008). Member of the Association of Teachers of Moral Theology (Leeds), and New Wine, New Wineskins (University of Notre Dame, USA).
Research Interests:
- Catholic Social Teaching
- The Common Good
- Ethics of Memory
- HIV/AIDS in the Developing World
- Human Rights
Select Publications:
- Confronting the Challenge: Poverty, Gender and HIV in South Africa. Africa in Development 4. Oxford & Bern: Peter Lang, 2010.
- “Capabilities and the Common Good.” Irish Theological Quarterly 75 (2010): 388–406.
- “The Extra Mile.” The Furrow 61 (2010): 677–84
- "Catholic Teaching on HIV and Highly Vulnerable Groups." Trocaire Briefing Paper. Maynooth: Trocaire, 2010.
- “Sexuality and Justice.” Human Trafficking, Prostitution, and Sexuality. Dublin: APT Publication, 2010.
- “Justifying War? The Relevance of the Just War Theory Today.” Intercom 40/3 (April, 2010): 14.
- “The Future of Moral Theology in Ireland.” Doctrine and Life 60 (2010): 41–50.
- “What’s Love Got To Do With It? Sex, Survival and HIV/AIDS in South Africa” in Mary Jo Iozzio, Mary M. Doyle Roche, and Elsie Maria Miranda (eds.), Calling for Justice throughout the World: Catholic Women Theologians Considering the Moral Ramifications of the HIV/AIDS Pandemic. New York: Continuum: 2008.
- “A Strange Sort of Freedom: Human Agency and HIV/AIDS” in Bernard Hoose, Julie Clague, Gerard Mannion (eds.), Moral Theology for the Twenty-First Century: Essays in Celebration of Kevin Kelly. London: Continuum: 2008.
- “The Development of Peoples: Populorum Progressio 40 Years On.” Milltown Studies 59-60 (2007): 65-85.
- “Moral Discourse
in a Time of AIDS” in Amelia Fleming (ed.) Contemporary Irish Moral Discourse: Essays in Honour of Patrick Hannon. Dublin: Columba Press, 2007. ________
Current Research:
Courses:
- MR 122 Moral Theology: An Introduction
- MR 336 The Demands of Justice
- MR 337 Fundamental Moral Revisited
- EL 275 Social Ethics, Development, and the Common Good
- Justice and Human Rights (H. Dip in Theological Studies)
- PG 435 Moral Theology in a Time of AIDS
Links and Other Interests